| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Chase; Hayes |
| Effective | 7/9/2026, 9:12:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/9/2026, 10:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 9:12PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 911 PM CDT/811 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles north of Imperial
to near Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area. Movement was east at
20 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Imperial, Hayes Center, Wauneta, Enders, Enders Reservoir State
Recreation Area, Hamlet, Center Dam Campground, Marengo, Wanamaker
State Wildfire Management Area, Area A Campground, Hayes Center State
Wildlife Management Area, and Church Grove Campground.
This includes Highway 61 between mile markers 25 and 52.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT/1000
PM MDT/ for southwestern Nebraska.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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